University of Washington

Disability Studies Faculty Meeting Agenda

November 13, 2023

1:30-3:00pm

 

Zoom Connection Information

Meeting URL

Meeting ID: 952 8011 1962

Call in by phone: 206 337 9723 US (Seattle)

Find your local number: https://washington.zoom.us/u/abQrTrSsvl

 

Announcements, Summary of Last Meeting & Agenda Review

  1. Autumn 2023 faculty remaining meeting schedule
    1. Mon Dec 11th, 1:30-3pm
  2. Other announcements

Budget and Administrative Updates

  1. Director transition update
    1. Heather Evans to serve as Interim Director for 2 years or until a program review is completed (whichever comes first)
    2. Joanne Woiak to continue as Associate Director
  2. Recap meeting with Dean Woody (Heather E): presented Dean Woody with list of current program needs, milestones the program must meet to secure additional funding, and discussed options for program review
    1. Request for additional academic advising and fiscal admin support: Dean Woody will compile information about existing support for other, comparable units, to determine if inequities in our admin support; if there are inequities this will be resolved immediately, if we are simply as strained as other units we are unlikely to receive additional support
    2. Updating MOU with LSJ: Dean Woody will share data she gathers for the above item and will schedule a conversation between units to discuss MOU
    3. Need for faculty compensation / incentives to engage in DSP service on top of home unit service
      1. Discussed ways to make DSP service work more legible to home units, such as a letter from the Dean to home unit Chairs outlining DSP  service commitments for each faculty member each year
      2. Need to raise visibility of DSP in the college so that home units understand DSP is a stand alone academic unit, such as representation from DSP on promotion committees, etc.
      3. Program review needed to demonstrate service, teaching, and research being conducted in DSP
    4. Physical resources
      1. Heather E. and Joanne to submit memo to Dean Woody outlining needs regarding physical space, technology, equipment, storage needs
    5. Additional instructional budget
      1. All instructional support levels are driven by undergraduate enrollments; does not include Independent Study credits
      2. Need to figure out how to make DS course enrollment clear in UW system
      3. Joanne to share last few years of enrollment data with Dean Woody
  3. Budget update:
    1. Increased  instructor salaries for part time lecturers to $10,000 per class
  4. Preparation for 2023-24 program review
    1. Need to decide: do we want we want program review conducted by reviewers internal to UW (comparing DSP to other CAS units) or external to UW (comparing DSP to other Disability Studies programs/depts. elsewhere)?
    2. Best way to compile faculty reports?
      1. Share reports submitted to home depts. in June 2023?

Academic Planning & Service Work

  1. Courses offered WIN 2024:
    1. 402/502 Disability History: JW
    2. 332 Disability in Theater & Performance: MZ
    3. 384 Disability Geographies: RT
    4. 332 Jason’s Ski course on time schedule ?
  2. Call for course proposals will go out soon
  3. Service Committees
    1. What sanctions (if any) will be applied to members who do not agree to participate in DSP?
    2. Current status of committee sign up –  (Heather E) DSP Committees 2023-2024_proposal.docx

Summary & Next-Meeting Planning

Adjourn